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As of September 2023, Penn Medicine’s official employee newsletter in print is Inside Penn Medicine. Many of our employee newsletter stories are now published throughout each month on the Penn Medicine News Blog. Older stories are available to browse in these archives.

Margaret “Maggie” Erdman, MMS, PA-C, Katlin “Katie” Dlugosz, MMS, PA-C, and Lisa George, MS, stand with a poster that describes the HUP–Cedar surgical access initiative.

Making Surgical Care Easy and Equitable at HUP–Cedar

The HUP–Cedar surgical access team is making sure patients get the surgical care they need, even without surgeons on site.

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An Extraordinary Effort Saves Two Lives

January 30, 2019

Matching donor organs with recipients requires a great deal of testing to ensure compatibility between donor organs and recipients.
Advice From A 50-Year Employee: Learn and Love What You Do

December 27, 2018

Annie Addison’s connection to Penn began at Pennsylvania Hospital in 1966, when she volunteered as a candy striper for two summers while still in high school. “I wanted to learn the work force,” she said.
Congratulations to Zee Hailu: Support Associate of the Year!

December 27, 2018

Nursing support associates on patient care units are, in a sense, the backbone that helps keeps clinical activities flowing. They make sure the unit has an adequate inventory of patient care supplies — specific to the needs of their respective units — and that they are easily accessible to members of the health care teams.
Spreading Holiday Spirit Throughout HUP

December 27, 2018

Chalk up another successful year for HUP’s tree-decorating contest. Competition was fierce and the results amazing.
Employee Outreach Makes The Holidays Special

December 27, 2018

This year’s Holly Days program — which has been a part of the holiday tradition at HUP for more than 20 years — filled “wish lists” for 22 families at Interim House, a shelter for women and children, as well as for 34 vets from The Veterans Group home.
News from the Pavilion: Beneath the Surface

December 27, 2018

While the Pavilion is rising high above city streets, a small but important part of it is under construction beneath them: a tunnel connecting the Pavilion to HUP.
The “Gears” that Keep Penn Medicine Running

November 26, 2018

This year’s 11 winners “are just a snapshot of the people we have at HUP,” said Mona Matson, director of Patient & Guest Relations. “Our staff are phenomenal. They’re changing the culture.”
Inspiring the “Best” to Enter Oncology

November 26, 2018

Watching his wife courageously battle ovarian cancer, Fred Flynn witnessed the “invaluable work and compassionate care” of her oncology nurses.
A Decade of Relieving Stress

November 26, 2018

When Reiki was first offered in 2018 at the Perelman Center, “virtually no one within the Health System had heard of the practice,” said Sharon Edelman, who leads the volunteer program and has herself been a Reiki volunteer at HUP for nine years.
A Professional Image to Start a Career

November 26, 2018

Career Wardrobe helps unemployed/underemployed people – the majority are single moms – by providing professional clothing services and job readiness education.